English
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Etymology
From L. ursa minor#Latin|minor, the "lesser bear"
Proper noun
en-proper noun|ursa#Latin|Ursa minor#Latin|Minor
- constellation A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris.
Translations
Finnish: Pieni karhu
French: Petite Ourse f
German: Kleiner Bär f
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Latin: Ursa Minor f
Russian: �ала� �едведи�а
Spanish: Osa Menor f
Swedish: Lilla Björn
See also
Kochab
Polaris
Little Dipper
Ursa Major
el:Ursa Minor
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